- Crespi, Guiseppe Maria
- (3/16/1665 Bologna-7/16/1747 Bologna) (Italy); aka Lo SpagnuoloPainter and etcher. Pupil of M. Canutis and Cig-nanis, influenced by Barocci, Veneziano, and Cor-regio. His erotic representations are based on mythological sources, such as "Ariadne and Bacchus" and other works with nymphs, fauns, centaurs, etc.Source: Benezit, vol. 4: pp. 181-182; DoA vol. 8: pp. 140-146; ThB VIII 1913: p. 93.
Dictionary of erotic artists: painters, sculptors, printmakers, graphic designers and illustrators. Eugene C. Burt.